Talk:Sex on Fire

This page was proposed for deletion by Latics (talk · contribs) on 11 August 2008 with the comment:
An article about a song that is not even released yet
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Wikipedia is not a crystal ball
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Terrible?[edit]

The article on spin.com tells of the anecdote that Caleb Followill at first found the "Sex on Fire" bit terrible, and says that "the tune was nearly scrapped". SPIN repeats that in the title and subtitle, and follows with "Hey, who are we to argue?". That's certainly a lukewarm review, but have to agree with Ferndave that the previous wording "Spin agreed with singer Caleb Followill's original stance that the song was terrible" is incorrect, so I too would leave it out. --Amalthea^Talk 22:35, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Amalthea. I didn't see how a reference to single lyric, that actually came from the NME and repeated by Spin, should be attributed to the whole song and then considered a critical review by Spin. At most, Spin said it was 'silly'. ferndave (talk) 02:10, 1 October 2008 (UTC)Ferndave[reply]

Meaning[edit]

What does 'sex on fire' actually mean? very goodF W Nietzsche (talk) 20:18, 27 December 2008 (UTC) The song actually does have something to do with sex but also it is about heroin addiction. Trumpy (talk) 05:08, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In a video on the tmz website, the band is asked what the song means, and they say it's about STDs.--99.188.212.29 (talk) 20:23, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Let's face it, the song probably has no meaning whatsoever. It is catchy and hence sells a lot, and then they get money. Alan16 (talk) 20:26, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and then they post an article stating "they may have been joking" - how's this reliable? It's a celebrity gossip site, how can we trust this? They make up shit all the time. Would you use a gossip website as your basis for building an encyclopedia? No, just like KoL wouldn't be 100% serious when speaking to them. No validity at all. k.i.a.c (talktome - contribs) 06:05, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

sex on fire v. several bruce springsteen songs?[edit]

i couldn't help but notice severe similarities in this song and two springsteen songs, specifically the initial chord progression of "I'm on Fire" and the vocal melody of "Dancing in the Dark". is this noteworthy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.55.155.148 (talk) 23:57, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: no consensus to move the page at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 19:34, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sex on Fire → Sex On Fire – OK, how can I ask this without sounding crude?(!) Is the sex "on fire" or is someone having sex "on a fire"? Unreal7 (talk) 12:29, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: MOS:CT says not to capitalize "on" in this context, and I don't really see how capitalizing it helps the interpretation of the phrase. —BarrelProof (talk) 22:01, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That's the thing, I didn't know for definite what the context was. Unreal7 (talk) 22:03, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(striking above for now) I think this is saying that the sex is "on fire" – e.g., because the sex is especially exciting or wild or dangerous ~~– or perhaps that someone is having sex while they are in a state of being "on fire". In either case,~~ I think "on fire" is a compound adjective. If it was about sex on top of a fire, think it would need an additional word (e.g., "Sex on a Fire"). The lyrics seem to confirm this – the exact phrasing within the song is "Your sex is on fire", so "on fire" is a property of "Your sex". My grammar skills are unfortunately below par. Does that mean that "on" is "not being used specifically as" a preposition per MOS:CT and should therefore be capitalized? —BarrelProof (talk) 23:36, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per MOS:CAPS, MOS:TITLES. And per nom's "rationale" not actually being a rationale or even pertinent to the proposal. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼ 23:31, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - "on" is not an infinitive but a preposition. Grammatically, "sex on" doesn't function as a verb. "Sex" may function as either verb or noun, but "on" doesn't function as any other than a preposition. And a preposition less than five letters, like on, cannot be uppercased. --George Ho (talk) 05:03, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Release date[edit]

There is a discrepancy regarding the release date for the song. In the side bar for the album, the release date is listed as 15 September 2008, but after following the link to the song's article, the date is listed as 4 September 2008. There are no cited links for either date. CltNC830 (talk) 22:58, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]